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Trump’s Tariffs Set Off Storm of Lobbying
New York Times ^
| March 16, 2018
| ANA SWANSON and KENNETH P. VOGEL
Posted on 03/17/2018 9:11:44 AM PDT by reaganaut1
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By imposing tariffs, the government picks winners and losers in the economy, inviting favoritism.
To: reaganaut1
Is anyone — including the strongest supporters of tariffs here on FR — surprised by this? LOL.
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posted on
03/17/2018 9:14:42 AM PDT
by
Alberta's Child
("I saw a werewolf drinking a pina colada at Trader Vic's.")
To: reaganaut1
Trump is simply imposing tariffs to FORCE renegotiations.
Perot was right about NAFTA
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posted on
03/17/2018 9:17:42 AM PDT
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: reaganaut1
Our high end steel is made in AMERCICA! We aren’t building ships or pipelines with Chinese crap!
What we have been doing is giving the Chicoms and the rest our secrets for cheap trade.
It has devastated our economy.
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posted on
03/17/2018 9:22:58 AM PDT
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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posted on
03/17/2018 9:28:01 AM PDT
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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posted on
03/17/2018 9:29:58 AM PDT
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: reaganaut1
Favoritism and kick backs is what got us into this mess Trump is right.
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posted on
03/17/2018 9:37:57 AM PDT
by
Vaduz
(women and children to be impacIQ of chimpsted the most.)
To: reaganaut1
Taxes are the same way. Countries pick winners and losers all the time. China forces western countries to comply if they want to play the game.
There is no free market in the US, there will always be favored interest groups.
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posted on
03/17/2018 9:42:21 AM PDT
by
Theoria
(I should never have surrendered. I should have fought until I was the last man alive)
To: reaganaut1
What’s the import tariff that China charges on U. S. Steel & Aluminum again?
To: reaganaut1; All
Some people need to calm down and not jump to conclusions before they know which countries, what products, and how much. Trumps approach is reciprocity.
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posted on
03/17/2018 11:18:29 AM PDT
by
Cobra64
(Common sense isn't common any more.)
To: reaganaut1
Nice that you’re worried about our government picking winners (Americans) and losers (not Americans).
China of course does the very same thing, although much more ruthlessly:
https://www.export.gov/article?id=China-Import-Tariffs
“Importers note that their domestic competitors often fail to pay taxes” - quote from the link.
The “relationship” between Communist China and the States that once were United is so lopsided it’s comical. If it weren’t so disgusting.
Save your theoretical purist crap for the textbooks.
To: Alberta's Child
Is anyone including the strongest supporters of tariffs here on FR surprised by this? LOL.Not surprised that the lobbyists are out in force but I doubt that Trump will allow anyone to be bought - those who try to sell his policies will be very unhappy with the attention he gives them...so the last LOL will likely be Trump's...
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posted on
03/17/2018 1:01:59 PM PDT
by
trebb
(I stopped picking on the mentally ill hypocrites who pose as conservatives...mostly ;-})
To: trebb
They're lobbying Congress, not just the White House.
Don't be surprised if Congress slips a tariff reduction measure into one of these spending bills that will be needed to keep the government funded.
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posted on
03/17/2018 1:23:24 PM PDT
by
Alberta's Child
("I saw a werewolf drinking a pina colada at Trader Vic's.")
To: mylife
Sometimes I think that if he (Ross Perot) had a different voice he may have gone further. That high pitched cackling voice he has doomed him lol
He was definitely right about NAFTA and we were too.
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posted on
03/17/2018 1:32:30 PM PDT
by
ssfromla
To: Alberta's Child
And if they do, do you think Trump won’t call them on it? He won’t sell himself and he’ll be damned sure that the RINOs in Congress don’t try to prostitute his policies.
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posted on
03/17/2018 1:33:58 PM PDT
by
trebb
(I stopped picking on the mentally ill hypocrites who pose as conservatives...mostly ;-})
To: Vaduz
You're right on and look what they say....
Corporations and foreign leaders are leaning on personal relationships in vying for meetings with White House officials, hiring lawyers and lobbyists to defend them, and drafting messages to persuade the public of the importance of free trade.
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posted on
03/17/2018 1:35:33 PM PDT
by
ssfromla
To: trebb
He’ll sign whatever they put on his desk. I can guarantee that.
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posted on
03/17/2018 1:48:27 PM PDT
by
Alberta's Child
("I saw a werewolf drinking a pina colada at Trader Vic's.")
To: reaganaut1
>> By imposing tariffs, the government picks winners and losers <<
Ho hum. Just a little central planning. Brings back fond nostalgia for GOSPLAN, FDR’s New Deal, and the Gospel According to John Kenneth Galbraith.
Who could possibly raise an objection to such a noble undertaking?
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posted on
03/17/2018 4:04:30 PM PDT
by
Hawthorn
To: ssfromla
My best man looks just like Perot LOL
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posted on
03/17/2018 5:52:17 PM PDT
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: ssfromla
“if you don’t like the smell of burning beans, stay out of the kitchen!”
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posted on
03/17/2018 5:54:25 PM PDT
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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